Arguments over the implementation of electronic tolling in Gauteng are expected to continue in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the court heard that e-tolling of the province’s highways had to be set aside because of insufficient public consultation.<\/p>\n
Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance (Outa<\/a>) lawyer Mike Maritz said the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral<\/a>) believed it had sufficiently consulted the public when it had not.<\/p>\n He said the initial notice about the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project was “sterile” and “misleading”. This was why there had been such a limited response to it.<\/p>\n Because the notice was printed in several newspapers, it could not reach a wider public. It would have made more sense for Sanral to have had notices on television and radio as well.<\/p>\n In September, the Constitutional Court overturned an interim order which had put a hold on the e-tolling project. The Constitutional Court found the High Court in Pretoria had not considered the separation of powers between the high court and the executive.<\/p>\n The High Court ruled on April 28 that a full review needed to be carried out before e-tolling could be implemented.<\/p>\n Sanral and the National Treasury<\/a> appealed against the court order, and said delays prevented the payment of the R21 billion incurred in building the system.<\/p>\n E-toll initial notice was \u201csterile\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nRelated articles<\/h3>\n